Social Welfare Act 2024

SCHEDULE 1

Social Insurance Benefits (New Rates) - Substitution of Parts 1 to 4 of Schedule 2

Section 16

“PART 1

RATES OF PERIODICAL BENEFITS AND INCREASES

Description of benefit

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

(3)

Increase for each qualified child aged under 12 years (where payable)

(4)

Increase for each qualified child aged 12 years and over (where payable)

(5)

Increase where the person is living alone (where payable)

(6)

Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)

(7)

Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(8)

1. Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit, Jobseeker’s Benefit (self-employed), Injury Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit:

244.00

162.00

50.00

62.00

-

-

-

2. Death Benefit:

(a) pension payable to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (section 81)

274.50

-

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

Additional increase for a widow, widower or surviving civil partner (under section 81) who has attained pensionable age

19.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

(b) pension payable to a parent:

(i) reduced rate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(ii) maximum rate

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(c) pension payable to an orphan

230.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

3. State Pension (Contributory):

(a)(i) Age referenced rate for age 66 years

289.30

192.70

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

(ii) Additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

66.70

-

-

-

-

-

(b)(i) Age referenced rate for age 67 years

302.90

201.80

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

(ii) Additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

69.80

-

-

-

-

-

(c)(i) Age referenced rate for age 68 years

317.90

211.80

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

(ii) Additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

73.30

-

-

-

-

-

(d)(i) Age referenced rate for age 69 years

334.10

222.60

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

(ii) Additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

77.00

-

-

-

-

-

(e)(i) Age referenced rate for age 70 years

351.80

234.30

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

(ii) Additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age

-

81.10

-

-

-

-

-

3A. State Pension (Transitional):

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4. Invalidity Pension:

249.50

178.30

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

Additional increase where a qualified adult has attained pensionable age before 2 January 2014

-

81.10

-

-

-

-

-

5. Widow’s (Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Contributory) Pension and Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and a payment referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “relevant payment” in section 178(1):

249.50

-

50.00

62.00

22.00

10.00

20.00

Additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained pensionable age

39.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

6. Guardian’s Payment (Contributory):

227.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

7. Carer’s Benefit:

(a) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(b) applies

261.00

-

50.00

62.00

-

-

-

(b) in the case of a person to whom section 102(1)(a) applies

391.50

-

50.00

62.00

-

-

-

PART 2

OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES BENEFITS - GRATUITIES AND GRANT

Description of Grant

(1)

Amount

(2)

1. Disablement Benefit:

Maximum gratuity

19,240

2. Death Benefit

850

PART 3

DISABLEMENT PENSION

Degree of disablement

(1)

Weekly rate

(2)

100 per cent

275.00

90 per cent

247.50

80 per cent

220.00

70 per cent

192.50

60 per cent

165.00

50 per cent

137.50

40 per cent

110.00

30 per cent

82.50

20 per cent

55.00

PART 4

INCREASES OF DISABLEMENT PENSION

Description of Increase

(1)

Weekly Rate

(2)

Increase for qualified adult (where payable)

(3)

Increase for each qualified child aged under 12 years (where payable)

(4)

Increase for each qualified child aged 12 years and over (where payable)

(5)

Increase where the person is living alone

(6)

Increase where the person is ordinarily resident on an island off the coast of Ireland (where payable)

(7)

1. Increase where the person is permanently incapable of work

244.00

162.00

50.00

62.00

22.00

20.00

additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained the age of 66 years

19.30

-

-

-

-

-

additional increase where the qualified adult has attained the age of 66 years

-

12.80

-

-

-

-

2. Increase where the person requires constant attendance

261.00

-

-

-

-

-

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